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Working together for the greater good

Our teams cooperate behind the museum doors in Bonn and Hamburg, even across locations, to enable a merger of knowledge and skills that takes the greater good into account.

Dr. Nicholas Friedman und Doktorandin Veronika Samotskaya, Grigory Evtukh stehen mit Ferngläsern im Wald

Research equals teamwork. Dr Nicholas Friedman (left), curator of ornithology in Hamburg, is depicted with doctoral students Veronika Samotskaya and Grigory Evtukh as they observe and document forest birds.

Doktorandin Elisabed Karalashvili und Masterstudentin Eva Baumgarten im Labor

Our molecular laboratories provide all employees (PhD student Elisabed Karalashvili in the front, Master’s student Eva Baumgarten in the back) of our research centres with the infrastructure to examine the collected treasures and new finds using molecular genetics. Amongst other things, they are able to distinguish species by sequencing genetic and genomic data.

Frank Wischhöfer und Marie Rahn tauschen sich aus

Our employees exchange information to refine educational and event programmes for children, adolescents, and adults in discussion. The picture shows Frank Wischhöfer from the museum information centre and Marie Rahn, deputy head of education and outreach, in conversation.

Zwei Frauen an ihrem Arbeitsplatz

Employees from different working groups, such as Greta Huttegger, Bachelor’s student (left), and Martina Mazzotta, PhD student at the University of Zurich (right), share their research in the morphology laboratory. Technical staff, students, and scientists can scan the surfaces of specimens, convert them, and then print them out as 3D models here.

Zwei Personen in der Sammlung

Technical staff like Lena Schlebusch return insects returned from international loans to their proper locations while curators such as Dr Ximo Mengual compare the latest finds with historical objects in the insect collection.

Ein mann untersucht einen ausgestopften Wolf

Craftsmanship meets artistic skill in taxidermy. What facial expressions should this wolf sport in the exhibition? What posture will make it look the most alive? Horst Meurer, head of the museum’s taxidermy department in Bonn, is able to depend on his experience, the study of animals, and lively exchange of ideas between colleagues.

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